Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 73 Xu Fugui's Gift [Seeking First Subscription]

As dusk fell, the setting sun cast long shadows on the courtyard walls.

Ji Yuan heard that Lin Hu had just returned, and soon there was a knock on his courtyard gate.

"Brother Ji!"

Lin Hu was noticeably more excited when he saw Ji Yuan.

"Okay, come in and talk."

Ji Yuan smiled; it just so happened that he also had several things he wanted to ask Lin Hu about.

Although Lin Hu's strength is not yet great, he goes out fishing every day and sells fish at the fish market every day, so he is quite familiar with the situation in Zengtou City.

After the two entered the house, Lin Hu was still excitedly rubbing his hands together.

"Brother Ji, I'm so happy to see you back! I thought... I thought..."

"You thought I died in Yunyuze?"

Ji Yuan asked with a smile.

"No, no," Lin Hu quickly waved his hand. "I thought you had joined the Water Dragon Sect."

"Alright, alright."

"By the way, Brother Ji, I...I..." Lin Hu scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "I'm going to be a father."

"Congratulations in advance! You'll have more responsibilities to shoulder from now on."

"Um!"

Lin Hu, whose skin was already tanned dark, nodded vigorously, his expression complex.

After thinking it over, he was only 19 years old, yet he was about to become a father… Ji Yuan then asked, “While I was away, did anything major happen in Zengtou City?”

"Nothing major happened; everything is pretty much the same as before."

Lin Hu pondered for a moment before speaking.

Ji Yuan nodded slightly, thinking that it made sense. The biggest event that had happened in Zengtou City in the last twenty or thirty years was the emergence of that Foundation Establishment Cave.

It caused the deaths of many people.

The rest of the time was relatively peaceful.

After all, the Water Dragon Sect also needs a stable Yunyu Marsh.

"If nothing major happened, then something minor must have occurred?"

"Hey, Brother Ji is right."

Lin Hu said with a smile, "The most exciting thing is the matter between Qiu Qianhai and the Qin family. I heard that Qiu Qianhai killed two Qi Refining Level 6 members of the Qin family at Qingbo Pool. He's really fierce."

Lin Hu was also very happy that the Qin family had suffered a setback.

"Oh? Qiu Qianhai killed him all by himself?"

Ji Yuan asked in surprise.

"Hmm, impressive, right? He killed two Qi Refining Level 6 cultivators by himself. He must be at the late Qi Refining stage... I remember he wasn't much older than any of us."

A glimmer of hope flashed in Lin Hu's eyes.

Ji Yuan nodded in agreement... So it seems the Qin family released this information on their own initiative?

Otherwise, it would be difficult for outsiders to find out about this.

Moreover, since the Qin family was able to find out these things, they must know that Qiu Qianhai was not killed by one person, but by two people. If that's the case, why do they only say that Qiu Qianhai killed him?

I reckon they've probably found out my identity, and then they know I'm also at the late stage of Qi Refining, so they don't want to make an enemy of me...

But this is also a biased guess.

If this is a bad guess, then it means the Qin family is up to some strange trick again.

"That's impressive. Is there anything else?" Ji Yuan asked.

"And I also heard that the eldest son of the Wu family, the one who was rejected by Lu Wan before, broke through to the late stage of Qi Refining a couple of days ago, and Master Wu even threw a two-day banquet to celebrate."

"Wu Yan?"

This news surprised Ji Yuan somewhat, but upon closer reflection, it made sense. He had heard that the eldest son of the Wu family had been immersed in the sixth level of Qi Refining for many years.

With Wu Wenbin's financial resources, it would be a natural thing to spend a few years training Wu Yan to reach the late stage of Qi Refining.

"Yes, that's him."

Lin Hu nodded vigorously, but his eyes were filled with disdain. "Born into the Wu family, and only at the late stage of Qi Refining in his thirties. Look at Qiu Qianhai, who has no background whatsoever, and is only in his early twenties, yet he's already at the late stage of Qi Refining."

When Lin Hu said this, he was clearly putting himself in the situation.

When Yu asked Ji Yuan again, Lin Hu was referring to who had captured a spirit fish or who had sold a mid-stage first-tier spirit fish.

It was a small matter for Lin Hu, but it was nothing to Ji Yuan.

After seeing Lin Hu out the door, Ji Yuan went back to his room to continue his cultivation.

At the Wen family home, Wen Lin, who had just returned from his trip, was extremely surprised after hearing Zhao Yuechan's explanation.

"Late stage of Qi Refining?!"

"You mean, Ji Yuan has broken through to the late stage of Qi Refining?"

A level 6 Qi Refining cultivator is worthless in Yun Yu Ze, but a level 4 Qi Refining cultivator is quite valuable. After all, even the Yue family, where Wen Lin originally lived, only had three level 4 Qi Refining cultivators.

Just like the Qin family in Zengtou City.

"Um."

Zhao Yuechan nodded slightly, then glanced at Wen Ling'er, who was fast asleep beside her, and finally asked, "Husband, do you think we should go look for him?"

Wen Lin didn't speak, but got up and paced back and forth in the room.

After what seemed like a long time, he slowly shook his head.

"Although we have some savings, it would be extremely difficult to get someone in the late stage of Qi Refining to work for us, especially someone like Ji Yuan, whose future is limitless."

"And haven't you noticed that although Ji Yuan seems to be on good terms with us, he is actually always in a state of being neither close nor distant? If you want to communicate with him, he is very easy to talk to, but if you need something from him, you always feel that the relationship is not quite there."

Wen Lin gently clasped his hands together as he spoke, "How about this? The next selection for the Water Dragon Sect is still three years away. Even if Ji Yuan is exceptionally talented, he will have to wait until then. In these three years, let's befriend him first... Even if it still doesn't work out by then, at least we'll have a friend from the Water Dragon Sect."

"Um."

Zhao Yuechan smiled and gently stroked Wen Ling'er's forehead.

"Although Ji Yuan's relationship with us is ordinary, he is extremely good to Ling'er."

Speaking of his daughter, Wen Lin smiled, "Of course, who wouldn't love Ling'er?"

"..."

The next morning.

Ji Yuan took a boat to Zengtou City early in the morning.

He wasn't in a rush to buy fish or chickens; he planned to check the prices of high-grade magic artifacts first, and focus on improving his strength before thinking about anything else.

After a long while, when he stepped into the long-unseen Zengtou City Baibaolou, he felt as if he had been transported to another world.

Everyone says that there are dangers in this market town, but compared to places like Qingbo Pond, this market town is considered a peaceful and prosperous place.

Since we've come all the way to Baibaolou, we should definitely go and see if Grandpa Xu Fugui is here first.

It's been three or four months since the first day of the Lunar New Year, so they should be back by now.

Sure enough, as soon as Ji Yuan entered the room where magic was sold, he saw the old man with a full head of white hair, who still looked as energetic as ever.

Just then, a female cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining happened to be there asking questions, so Ji Yuan stood aside and waited.

Xu Fugui initially glared at Ji Yuan with annoyance, "You brat, I thought you'd forgotten about the old man!"

"How could that be?" Ji Yuan quickly replied with a smile, "I've just been busy with a big matter lately, so I've been delayed for a while."

"What big deal could you possibly have, getting married or something?"

Ji Yuan slightly revealed a hint of his presence.

Xu Fugui, who had just been sitting in the soft chair, immediately stood up and exclaimed in surprise, "My goodness, you've reached the late stage of Qi Refining?!"

His reaction startled the female cultivator who was choosing a spell.

She immediately sensed Ji Yuan's presence and quickly bowed.

"I...I've met you, senior."

Ji Yuan couldn't help but feel a little emotional when he saw that this female cultivator, who was more than a decade older than him, addressed him as "senior."

"No need for formalities, please choose your spells first."

"No...no, please go first, senior."

After saying this, the female cultivator hurriedly went out.

Ji Yuan could only sigh helplessly, then bowed to Xu Fugui and said, "Greetings, Grandpa Xu."

Xu Fugui had already come out from behind the counter, stepped forward and patted Ji Yuan on the shoulder forcefully, laughing loudly, "Good, good, it seems it won't be long before you become my junior brother."

"It's still early, still early," Ji Yuan said modestly with a smile.

"Alright, I said I'd bring you a gift when I left last time. You haven't come for so long, I almost gave it to someone else."

Xu Fugui then took something out of his storage bag.

(End of this chapter)